Anyone here who hate the holidays?

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I love the holidays. Is there anyone here who doesn't?

Please share your most dreadful or most memorable holiday stories. ?

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I saw this on Facebook and laughed my butt off...

"Black Friday: because only in America people trample

others for sales exactly one day after being thankful for what they already have"

I hate the holidays. I don't see many of my relatives and in laws all year long, but I'm supposed to show up on Christmas bearing gifts? I'd rather just keep my money and let everyone else keep theirs! I don't need socks, candles, ornaments, etc.

The holidays are just a financial strain to me personally.

Exactly. I have been seeing less and less of some of my family members are the years pass by. Am I still obligated to give them a gift and vice versa? Methinks not.

When I was a kid, I LOVED the holidays. They couldn't come soon enough! I would sit and listen to the Christmas music and imagine that I was one of the little people in one of my mom's Christmas decorations in a quaint little village. It seemed much simpler then, falling asleep listening to Bing Crosby, especially since I was a kid and people were giving me gifts! lol

But now, I just dread it. I can;t even bring myself to put up the tree, but I do it because my mom hounds me about it. It's yet more money to spend, particularly on people we haven't really seen all year. It's way too hyped up and it's like all the companies want you to do is SPEND, SPEND, SPEND. I mean, I can't blame them; that's their bread and butter. It just keeps getting ridiculous year after year. As far as Black Friday goes - never participated and don't think I ever will. Can you believe that there is a lady in my city that has already been lined up at Best Buy since a few days ago? JUST. STAHP.

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You're not alone. Every holiday, especially Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve, was just an excuse for my drunk/drug addict relatives to party even harder. My brother and my uncle were the worst and it was pretty much a given that there was going to be blood and cops.

Ahhhh, memories lol.

You know something though, Ntheboat2, It wasn't all bad. Granted we weren't a storybook family. And over little to medium things we couldn't care less about each other, but if one of us were threatened or hurt by an outsider (non family member), the rest were there almost magic fast! Of corse then the police follow...

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Ahhhh, memories lol.

You know something though, Ntheboat2, It wasn't all bad. Granted we weren't a storybook family. And over little to medium things we couldn't care less about each other, but if one of us were threatened or hurt by an outsider (non family member), the rest were there almost magic fast! Of corse then the police follow...

Yeah, I wouldn't trade my crazy upbringing for anything. Some people live such sheltered lives, and while there's nothing wrong with that, I think my experiences made me the awesome person I am today. :roflmao:

It could also be what has led me to be a psych nurse. There's just about nothing that I haven't seen in my life, and things that disturb other people are usually entertaining to me.

I'm just thankful that I watched, learned, and did something DIFFERENT instead of continuing the cycle. I'm glad my own children won't experience most of what I did, but then again I worry about them being too naive, ungrateful, judgemental, etc.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Oncology, Epic CT.

I think it is the "awkward" family moments (and family members) that make the holidays not-so-cheery. Especially since, even though I am a nice person, I do not like being 'fake' nice when I want to just punch a person in the face...

However, for the sake of holiday cheer and spending time with the family members I do enjoy, I grin and bear it.

GRIN AND BEAR IT. :p

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

I love love love the holidays. However, Since my oldest son spent his last Christmas on this earth on a ventilator and died not long after, they are always tinged with a bittersweet sadness for me. I love that they have come to represent a time of year when I can remember him so vividly but it can be embarrassing when certain holiday music ( Ill be home for Christmas, music from The Polar Express, etc) can make me tearful unexpectedly.

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I agree! I think this country is WAY to consumed with ME ME ME! Our holidays are WAY too commercialized! Its disgusting! Last weekend I celebrated Diwali with my Indian friends. Their holidays are not commercialized and its all about getting together with family and sharing food, NOT gifts! Do not get me wrong, I do like the holiday time, and getting together with friends and family. I just really hate how commercialized they are! So MANY ads on TV and the radio. Its like if your a man you better buy the woman expensive jewelry, or a new Lexus. If you a woman, get the man that expensive tool set, or a huge flat screen. For the record I do buy and get gifts from my family but if one day they said no more gifts, lets just get together and have food, drinks and celebrate, I would be happy. :)

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I absolutely love Christmas and it's my favorite time of the year. The decorations, the food, the lights. The presents mean little to me because financially my husband and I are in a place where if we want or need something, within reason, we can afford it.

Black Friday? Ha. I think it's hilarious. It gives retailers a taste of having to work holidays, something many of us have had to do for years. I don't participate though, and don't agree with it starting on Thursdays now, but if you work in retail, suck it up already. Nurses and doctors have worked holidays for years, and we don't whine and complain about it.

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That is disgusting! Debt is nothing to joke about. Kids need to be taught no sometimes and they cant have all the latest toys. Especially these days. Toys are no longer about leggos and those sorts of things. its about computers portable game systems, Ipads, really expensive stuff! Personally I am 35 and did not grow up with all of that stuff, and I had a great childhood! :)

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I agree with the part about them whining and complaining. Get over it! The protests at Target I think it was was made me laugh. Yeah anyone in the medical field, and many in the service industry are required to work holidays. Be grateful you have a job. They are most likely getting paid a lot to work those days anyways.

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

I love the holidays although I am bummed every year when Santa doesn't come.

What I REALLY hate is a headline with a grammatical mistake. I believe it should read: "Anyone Here Who Hates the Holidays".

I will now put my editor's red pencil back in the desk.

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I agree with the part about them whining and complaining. Get over it! The protests at Target I think it was was made me laugh. Yeah anyone in the medical field, and many in the service industry are required to work holidays. Be grateful you have a job. They are most likely getting paid a lot to work those days anyways.

In the medical field, sure we have combative patients. But at least we don't have several hundred cold, angry, and sleep-deprived idiots prepared to bust down the doors to your hospital/facility/clinic at exactly 4:30 AM so they can go shopping.

I think it’s more of a safety issue. The barbaric behavior that takes place at those sales scares me to death. I completely understand not wanting to work on Black Friday in retail, where I run the risk of being trampled or maced by a stampede of angry shoppers looking to duke it out over the last couple of iPads.

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One of the beautiful things about being an adult is you really, truly, don't have to do anything you don't want to - even if you feel guilty. A few years back my spouse and I had enough of the fake Christmas cheer @ his mothers house (most of my family is dead). We got tired of feeling obligated to spend money on people we #1 don't like, #2 don't ever see or #3 don't really know. So, we made it clear, politely, that we were not going to participate in gift exchange because, as others have posted, we don't need more socks, etc. We did ask those who would like/can't resist buying for the holidays to donate whatever they planned to spend on us to either the local humane society or the local council on aging meals on wheels program as those two places need the funds far more than we need anything. My spouse and I also don't buy gifts for each other at holidays/anniversary or cards. While I know some people are really sentimental, to me, when those days come around and my spouse takes off work so we can go camping or to a nicer resturant and just talk means more than a bottle of perfume that I could buy for myself. TIME is what matters most to me not clothes, etc.

Some people around us understood, some got mad, some verbalized being relieved because of their economic state - we have not wavered in the 6 yrs we have been married on this and feel no guilt, no obligation, no stress.

As far as those who protest stores opening on Thanksgiving, etc. Part of this is because of the economy being soooo lousy the stores are trying to keep making money, plus (and this isn't to get into politics) but for smaller businesses the Obama care is going to cost them more than they anticipated and many did not prepare...but my opinion is if you disagree with it - then don't shop that day. Very simple. Not everything in the world needs to be made into a federal case.

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